CLAPTRAP


Meaning of CLAPTRAP in English

/ ˈklæptræp; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( informal ) stupid talk that has no value

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent. (denoting something designed to elicit applause): from clap to hit your open hands together in approval + trap .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.